Center for Civil Society International (ccsi@u.washington.edu)
Tue, 17 Oct 1995 17:05:21 -0700 (PDT)
Sender: IREX Internet Fellows Program <interfel@info.irex.org>
Subject: Internet Fellowships in the NIS
Internet Fellowships in the NIS
The International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) announces professional
fellowship opportunities to expand computer network access among scholars and
non-commercial civic groups in sites across the NIS, and invites interested
candidates to send letters of interest and resumes.
These will be year-long, full-time placements for American networking
specialists with strong regional/language backgrounds. Up to eight
Fellowship sites will be selected from cities throughout all the regions of
the NIS. Particular attention will be paid to Russia (Southern, Urals, St.
Petersburg, Far East), Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakstan, and Uzbekistan.
The mission of the Internet Fellowships is to train local networking trainers
and to promote the sustainable use of computer networks among academic
organizations, with an emphasis on connecting clusters of "alumni" of
USIA-sponsored exchange programs.
Requirements:
* US citizenship.
* Broad computer skills, including training experience and strong
Internet background.
* Professional-level Russian language ability. Knowledge of other
languages of the NIS is helpful.
* Significant NIS living experience.
* A high level of initiative and mature judgement. Proven
managerial/organizational talent and ability to work with diverse
communities.
Inquiries and letters of interest should be directed to
<interfel@info.irex.org>, or faxed to:
Tony Byrne or Bill Fick / Olga Galkina
Senior Program Officer Program Directors
IREX/Washington IREX/Moscow
Fax: + 202-628-8189 Fax: + 7-095-202-44-49
This program will be supported by the US Information Agency (USIA) and
the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
IREX will announce a similar application process in November for NIS
citizens to serve as program trainers under this initiative.
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